Definition:Discontinuous Mapping
This page is about Discontinuous Mapping. For other uses, see Discontinuity.
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Definition
Discontinuous Real Function
At a Point
Let $A \subseteq \R$ be a subset of the real numbers.
Let $f : A \to \R$ be a real function.
Let $a\in A$.
Then $f$ is discontinuous at $a$ if and only if $f$ is not continuous at $a$.
Discontinuous Topological Space
At a Point
Let $T_1 = \left({A_1, \tau_1}\right)$ and $T_2 = \left({A_2, \tau_2}\right)$ be topological spaces.
Let $f: A_1 \to A_2$ $x \in T_1$ be a mapping from $A_1$ to $A_2$.
Then by definition $f$ is continuous at $x$ if for every neighborhood $N$ of $f \left({x}\right)$ there exists a neighborhood $M$ of $x$ such that $f \left({M}\right) \subseteq N$.
Therefore, $f$ is discontinuous at $x$ if for some neighbourhood $N$ of $f \left({x}\right)$ and every neighbourhood $M$ of $x$, $f \left({M}\right) \nsubseteq N$.
The point $x$ is called a discontinuity of $f$.